The University of Bristol’s planned £300m campus next to Temple Meads railway station, which was today submitted to the city council for outline approval, will help open up the neighbouring St Philips area for redevelopment, according to the property firm working on the scheme. One of the largest and...
International law firm Clyde & Co is to open an office in Bristol next year after hiring two leading insurance disputes lawyers. Ian Peacock joins from the Bristol office of Womble Bond Dickinson while John Eastlake has been appointed from Kennedys in London. They have become partners in Clyde...
Chancellor Philip Hammond said tech and digital industries would form the backbone of the global economy of the future – and the UK will lead this revolution. Measures introduced in the Budget included more than £500m in a range of initiatives from Artificial Intelligence (AI), to 5G and full-fibre...
Ellen Green, managing director of Bristol-based Blue Badge Co, which makes design-led independent lifestyle products and travel aids, said the Chancellor could have offered more support to small businesses. “While the Chancellor announced some measures designed to please small businesses, such as holding the VAT threshold at £85,000, there...
Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees welcomed Budget measures supporting investment in infrastructure and housebuilding but warned that more funding is needed to support the continued economic growth of cities and tackle issues faced by their communities. He said the £15.3bn for housebuilding, particularly a further £2.7bn expansion of the...
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s support for the tech sector – a vital part of Bristol’s economy – and his commitment to devolve more funding for infrastructure and skills to the West of England in Wednesday’s Budget have been welcomed by business figures across the city. However, there was criticism that...
Chancellor Philip Hammond pledged more than £80m to invest in new transport infrastructure across the West of England in the Budget. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) said it has been told it will receive the funding for schemes to improve connectivity, reduce congestion and encourage new technology...
Philip Hammond was a “cautious Chancellor doing his best in a tight spot” in the Budget, according to Phil Smith, managing director of Business West – the region’s largest business organisation which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative. He described Mr Hammond as playing a “weak...
CBI director-general Carolyn Fairbairn described it as a Budget that balanced support for people on squeezed incomes with vital action to help grow the UK out of austerity. But delivery will be everything. “Against a sombre economic backdrop, the Chancellor gripped the steering wheel on the UK economy. Action...
Chancellor Philip Hammond has presented the 2017 Budget. Here are the main points: Economy is ready for challenges that lie ahead Growth forecast is now 1.5% this year, 1.4% next year and 1.3% in 2019/20 against 2% this year, 1.6% next year and 1.7% in 2019. Inflation peaking at...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, today called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to “be brave, but invest in the long term” in Wednesday’s Budget. The group, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, said businesses’ patience was wearing thin with a government that was failing...
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Innovative fuel-saving wing-tip devices developed by Airbus engineers in Bristol have helped the aerospace giant clinch one of the biggest deals in aviation history – selling 430 aircraft to US investment group Indigo Partners for nearly $50bn (£37.8bn). The single-aisle aircraft A320neo (new engine option) is a re-engineering of...
